Nissan Kicks production begins in India

Nissan India has officially commenced the production of its upcoming Kicks compact SUV at its Chennai plant.

The Kicks will be Nissan’s biggest mass-market launch since the Terrano came in 2013. It will go head-on against the Hyundai Creta in the Indian market.

While the Kicks is sold in global markets as well, the India-spec model is different from the former since it sits atop Renault-Nissan’s cost effective B0 platform. The different platform also makes the India-spec Kicks more spacious versus its global counterpart.

The SUV is expected to borrow the 1.5-litre petrol and diesel engines from the Renault Duster. However, Nissan is yet to reveal the Kicks’ tech specs as well as its interiors.

Expect the new SUV to launch in India in January 2019. Also, it is rumoured that the Terrano will be axed once the Kicks arrives in the market.